Shoe machine



Aug; 31, 1943.

. B. JORGEN'SEN w SHOE MACHINE Original Filed Feb. 4. 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. '31, 1943. JORGENSEN 7 2,328,077

SHOE :mAcn niE 7 Original Filed Feb. 4, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 B. JORGENSEN snon MACHINE Original Filed Feb. 4, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 3 m terials. while: leaving a illustrated as em I however; 'thatftheinv heightwiseyqf the shoelto posi eppiying 1 device opposite the b and ot the 6:nj a sectmmth m Patented Aug, 31; 11943 g 3 n Q with Application May 515,

whichds a division 377,347; February 4-, 1 i w e o an ary 29 snonmonnmif V p h Jorgen sen', Marbleheadplliiasst assigm. t Ior to United Shoe Mah inery Corporation, hlernington ,'N J.,iz 1corporation of New Jersey 1942-,"Seria1 No. 443,097,

of 941. Divided-and this up:- 1943, Serial No. 473,936

application" Serial No,

This invention relates' to shoe: .ineehines; applicationbeing divisionwofi an epplieation '21" No.1443;097,jfl1eon;;May 15, l9qi2y 'which flied, on February 4,1941. vention is to provide means thetoe end eta multi-ply margin of one or;

uppe'ryonpJast the more inner layers of the upper margin of theyou ter ov e'r insole on the last," and. means-for 'appl ying cement to the shoe layer tobe: lest'edi inwardly layer to" the insole; ahdthe; invention is "herein ied in sli eh a combinatio of means, forming part of the machine shown and described i the above-mentionedapplication sje ri l -1347; w i i e :me h n -i o fl nel t israkdivisi'on oft-an application Sermi' No .1[37'7, 4 An object ofLthejin-Q iontrimrningirom tor thereafter securingthepmargin-E of the outer entioxt is not lim ited to t the t 3 structure .forrning illustrative embodiment or to part of e lasting machine.

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movable as a unit to the devices and movable" shout en axis extending exiel'l y. heightwisev of "th shoe V toIcarryeach deE vice toward the shoe.

In it aeoordaneel further the i accompanying I drawings and thereatter pointedout"; the claim-3Q f" j I ln-thedrawingsgrr thatediasembodiedi of the side upper-trinirxling meens ot e 1 v -h ie s a ,th p re r mine'de iee has-been so positioned, the carrier being movable 2 m ee t u l lr i e m ses n v e t hv ti me w f vides an upper-trimming deviceand 1 a cement-I applying device which are I V bring the'difierent devicesralternatelygintd po;t

"sitiohs to operateon taqs hoe. Reconstruction,

' herein shown comprises a. CQITIiQLQOiiImOIIJO both tion the .eenieritseveral layers plying-means? JFig'u'i' isa vieww partiyinelevation and p e rtly in section, illustrating the relation to the shoe of the parts that operate thereon at atime in the cycle immediately prior to the upper-trimming operation; t L r Fig'mais mainly-a planvieWshoviing the parts in the} positions ;which they time in the-cycle as in Fig. 7; Fig; 15 mainly a occupy fat the same certain parts as they appeanat the begin- Iiingofjthe side upper-trimming operation;

@Figs} 10, 11 and l2t'a nesectionel Viewsillus: itating, progressively the positions of the parts 1 fat other tinies thereafter in the opeiyationtof the mQChiIIEQ B HdM t q U v Eig. ;1-3-is-a, view partly in plan and, partlyxi-n section," showing certain 20 7 P r a with eme e inthe cycleasin Figh Theqmachine shown illustrated as embodied, i ;liw ew e e 1 t "means fo r lesting thej toe end offa shoe posi: tinned 3btt0lli upward.

byv a (Fig.

tality of pins 4 which engagement with; thelmembei' prior; to thestarting-pf thecyole of potter open "etions of {the "machine. After; the starting bf y t the machineatoe rest 6 downward movement duringthe operation of the] lends i er e i sri r Pe ime s h s Of the toeend portioniof the upper, :are moyed in' outward; directions lengthwise I "and widthwi se 1-9f5theshge respectively to pull} -theupper andrthus toassist in shaping it prqpei ly overflthe toegend pf the last. Arranged-1th cpoperate withtiiese'grippersiin-the1astingoperf it v ation ereggflexibletoeformer lfi whichemhreees t the: toe end of. =theshoe :bm'cm,

owners. t The vertical seetionel View show:

in the ehoveementioned' applieal tion Serial- No. 3713117, inwhichthepresj ent in ntien s .h t a lasting; machine having The shoe, 1's thus "polsi tioned in' proper reletionijto thejiasting means f M 7) which engagespthe bet 1 tom oftl'iet0e end ofthe insolendbye p iu-f I I egrtendtthroligh holes-in i the ihsolexinto holes provided in the Jest. The u: pperator mounts the shoe a nd last on the pins! 1 with the-insole in n e s or h clagmp the'shoeagainst the member z endtosuppont itthereafter against To assist: elsodnsupporting the shoe egainst jlehgthwise Vrnove nent, a heel rest 7 I 0 is i into enga ement-with the "heel-end "face I .Theshoe lhev ing this been posi- ,tioned and supported, a plurality flof-grippers, w 1 v QQ P' bITlQQ a;-

issm n ble v ew e r e i h 8)',@whieh grip the: mergin of the I f machine in which the inyention herein"v illusandiepair of;;-toe-em I-f toegtformen andi the f wipers are moved as a unit heightwise of the .shoe to cause the toe formerto wipe the upper ;upwardly to the edge of the insole while 7 under tension that the nature of the operationsthus on a verticalhollow post 26.

frame.

it is held by the gripper, as illustrated in Fig. 7; Surplus marginal material .is next trimmed from all but the outer layer ofthe toeend lportion of the upper by trimming means,

upper to the ated to Wipethe margin wardly over the insole.

insole, and the wipers 8v are operof the. outerlayer inbriefly outlined and the construction of the machine as a whole are fully disclosed in the previously men-- tioned application Serial No. 377,347.

' of the postthe trimming device and thereafter.

the cement-applymg device are moved downwardly each into position to operate onthe shoe, and by the turning of the post the carrier 24 is swung to carry the differentdevices into posi- (Fig. 1), associated with device indicated glen-v the cement-applyingldeviceeach into position to the pipe line 58 leads hereinafter described, the grippers releasing the upper'to make way ,for the trimming means." Cement is then applied tothe toe end of the shoe for securing the margin or". the outer layer: of the operate on the shoe. It will be understoodthat to and fromthe cylinderls are controlled by appropriate automatic downward movement of against the resistance of a spring 6% therein which bears at its upper end against the plug 10- -52 and acts to retu'rn'thepost to its uppermost position when fluid is permitted to exhaust from thecylin'der- 28, the upward movement of the post being vlimited'by'engagement of a fibre It will be understood* bumper 62 supported on the hub of the carrier 24 with the lowerend of the tubular portion *of the frame. The limit of the downward tiohs Where'they are over the toe'encl or the shoe.

Initially the carrier occupies the position in which it is shown, with the trimming device over the shoegthis position of the carrier being determined by engagement of a bumper32;(Fig. 1) with a portionztd ofthe frame of the machine. The other position of the carrier, whenthe cemerit-applying device is over the shoe, is detercarrier with anotherportion (notshown) oi the Swinging movement of the carrier-into mined by engagement-of a bumper 36 onthe the last-mentioned position is effected by a pis ton S3 movable in a cylinder (it fast on the frame, the pistonjbeing connected by a link 52 to a pin.

which is connected to it but relatively to which In communication with :the" cylinder d5" isra pipe 44 mounted" on an' arm the postZt 'for turning the post may move in vertical directions.

line 483 leading to a source" of supply of oper ating fluid and to valvemechanismwherebythe '2 admission of fluid to. the cylinder 'an'd'the ex haustjofi fiuid therefrom are, controlled automatically in the cycle flof" operations of the machine, as fully disclosed in the previously; mentioned application Serial No. 377,347.

the extended' -porti'on of the link and to the cyl .T erm: 42' extends beyond the pin- M, and connected toinderfifl is a spring fifl which swings the carrier" 7 2d "to its; initial position. determined by; engagement oi the bumper '32with the frame portion the cylinder& 7 7 I, The upper end of-th'e hollow] post ;26 is closed by a plug52 ,(Fig. 3) and a disk E-dflfastened to this :plug serves as a holder i-or-packin'g ttl' The post servesgtherefore, v,

upper end portion of the asl a piston in -th'eoylirider figjjandby fluid ad 1 mittedfto the upper endof the cylinder' through fa pipe line58 downwardgmovement is'imparted tothe" post to-carry the'trimming device and ytt when the fluid is perrnitted' to'exhaustfrom movement of the post, to position the trimming device and the cement-applying device in proper relation to the shoe heightwise thereof, is determined by means not herein shown but disclosed in the last-mentioned application.

@The upper-trimming device a 29 comprises a middle knife 66 (Figsifi and 8) which is curved in general similarity to the curvature of the edge or the insole around" the end of the toe and is movable lengthwise of the shoe toward the toeend gripper l2, and two sid'eknivestii movable laterally of the shoeltowardthe side grippers It 7 in paths curved about a vertical axis located opposite the end of the toe. The-cutting edges of theseveral knives,j-in operating on theupper,

move in a plane parallel to the top faces of the Wipersand. spaced from these faces-a distancesubstantially equal tothe thickness of the outer layer of the uppermaterials, so that as the mar ginal portion of the different layers areoutturned overthe wipers the knives sever the surplus marginal material of the inner layer or layers ,while'leaving a margin of the outer layer to be lasted inwardly over the insole. As illustrated, the top faces of' the wipers (Fig. 7) are positioned at the-,time of the upper-trimming operation somewhat above thejplane of the bottom "face of the toe end' of -the insole, to leave enough {of the inner *layer-or layers to overlap the extrememarginal edge of the ins'olewhen thefwip'ers thereafterwipe the louter layer in wardly. It will be understood that thetoe end of the upper materials usually comprises at least three'layers; including a liningand a toe. box in addition to the outer layerybut' for convenience ol illustration the drawings show onlythe lining in addition to the outerlayer: As shown in Fig. 8, the shoe isfpreferably prepared for the operationof the machine byslitting the margin of the upper materials at the sides of the toe I forwardly of the side milling-overtacks, to facilif tate turningoi the margin of the toe-end por tion of the materials outwardly'in parallel relaor tion to the pla'neof the WiperS and the knives act to sever completelythe surplus margin of the inner layer orlayers from the rest of the up perjrnaterlals'. The operationoi the trimming means is such that the side knives act on the upper prior tothemiddle knife fitfthe grippers maintaining their hold on the upper until these side knives" have started their'trimrning opera- 7 tion, as illustrated in Fig."9,,whereupon.ithe severalgrippersopen-and are moved farther outwardly to provide clearance for the knives; 7 After the side knives have completed 'theiroperative movements the middle knife it acts} as illustratcd in Figs. l0'and 1 1, to completethe severa Each side knif ing of the. surplus material} T i V 66 is secured to a; knife holder to the source of fluid sup-' I ply and that the admission and exhaust of fluid valve mechanism. The

the post is effectedu mgs. i; and n che upper mam i The naniges are 1 mmging. is.

' helghtwl soiufthe shne relatively to ltsholdeh;

ll connecting the links!!! to operated the I I movementoithe s11 I These kniyeaa'repretumed-to I w i Ip-curvedlna horizontal plane (Fig. 1) Midis Lin-evaded; with flang s movable alons curved I I 'siildeways "III in the carrier 24, these s'indeways I @beIng curved, as above sn ggested, abo1 t a vertical Lam r-located opposite the end of the toe oi the;

mported underneathby Eachl. knife is adjustable IN is held in; position bywa, clamping Icnew n zthteatled m the knife and extenghng through aislotfli inthe v i mad: 0! thknife ls named by the provision oi-"a screw I: wind: is threaded holder andarrangedtb bear on the upper edge I n! thelmife'lhe two holders '8 are connected bw limjfl (Fig. 1) "w meicnter-ends of levers l! inn lug anthe- 90, as, illustratedin Figs. 3-and 41 It will be evi-. dent that thes'arm the slide I 90, but itremainsupraised untifthe'slde knivestfi havebeen swung substantial distances The arm is then swung which nnejpivotally monnted at their inner ends I on studs .84 (Fig. 4) on the-carrier'i l Studs I the holders 6%, ex carr er I Theleslide so mg. 4,) movtendthrwzn slots 8; in the vars l! are controlled by a I movedfirectilinearlyto complete the upper trim-' away'fron each other.

theiarm engaging the pper suriace of the knifefare provided to assist in obtaining a fine]- adjustment of the knife about an axis; extend-- mg lengthwiseot thelshoe. The front end 01' the am 132' is held initially upralsed by a spring In above the pivot pin I10 and to a pin. I42 on theslideifl. -The initial position connected to the arm oithe arm is determined by engagement as lug (on its rearfend with the top face oi the slide I32 carried rearwardl'y by downwardly: to carry" the knitelfl to the; same planefaslthe side knive rnent or the slide BIlthereaiter the knife we :andanother pairof ibs 94. Formed leverse 82.1; Accordingly, upon rearward move- 7 meat. of the 90, i. e., movement toward the left In Fig. 4, the cam faces Mact'on the rolls $8 swing the levers jtoutwardly about "the studs 1 are cam 'thcjcarrier 24 and held on its guideways by a pail- 1 I 1 at nice 92 l l the oppoaiteside eiiges-oi this -slide l0 engaged'by ,rolls =98 mounted on the Il and thus to lmpartoperative movements tm llde edges J00 of 9o, tofpennit further a; while the slde} knives" realoe knives 66; After these knives have'thus L rolls are engag eqiby parallel inltlal positionstupcn everse forward ym t of t he slide IlII,;by engagement ,of-a I IOZfast onthe slldewlththerolls'88 1 1 Operative rearwardmovement is imparted to g the slide by aau du t d piston-I04 manna mq'it of the Slide is: effected -;by sprin I cbnnectedi jto a pinjll'l'bn thel'carrier' 24 and to short arms IQII, one of which is shown in Fig.3, mteyralywim'tne three -armennev r' 1|2 .u Such I ll retum niovementot the slideislimlted by en easemen or the crossbar till-thereon; ith: the

I rolls, the latter engaging the ca ilra sl as on Ill I y en agement oifa u 22 "on m an me with aIaceIuon the-eyhnder I06. Returntmoveis flexible tofipern it the swinglngmovements of e ca ie iA i 'sibn an e haus rr-flu d! an lt d i, hei; v m e are con m hyla fa'ppropriate automatically operated 1 valve (not herein shown), "as disclosed in the previously I I m nti ned application swap o. 377,347. l The mifidle knliefl is; sufpportedonthe lower "ftunt f end or a curvedhrm lazflwhi n extends rearwardly and is pwmnymoum a-m its rear i. I for a swinging {movement-s hjeightwise of the u thepin fllt The 'knIfe 1's adjtlstable re "atively tothls and is-secured in adjustee poof the brackets 11's; these tnbularport ionsfbeing 70 j when are contracted;byjsuitablejscrews to; re

taln th'e holdjdownjin'adjusted position. Itwill heunderstood that theholddown is move imbf engagement with the insole by the downward "i5 movement-of the carrier 2;. I

lever I ll carries a roll I with a rearwardlyextendin g arm I53 otthe lever IlBholds this lever initially wlth theroll ISlxrei rearwa'rdly beyondthe plate I52. 1 Asthe y j three-armed lever IIZH receives its operative movement-the roll. I56 is carried downwardly along the rear face of the lever Iltandfby en being I carried rearwardly. l

downwardlyvthere is provided a lever I46 pivotally mounted. on a pin I48 in the upstanding web portions ot the carrier 24 and provided with a mu Jinananged to engage a plate as: fast on 54 or "the three-armed meam. Athird arm I56 which by engagement tracte'cl gagement with a cam face I60 this lever swingsit in a forwarddirectlonesthe arm"! is This causes'the roll I50to act on an inclined edge ;II 2 of the'platc I52- to impart a quick downward'inovernentto the arin "I32, after which therollyengages'thetop faceof the plate to maintain the knife 9 at the l proper heightidnring its action on the upper materials; 'Atlthis time the lever I46 i s'held sta- ".tionary by enga mentor the 011 I56 with a face 1 114 01 the lever 'which iscnrved on an are concentriciwlth the axis of the'pln H4; 1 As the arm 1321s swung downwardly'aluglfi s extendingubwardlyrirom the slidefi lllentersa recess" I68 inthe I arm to ins nre by engagement withth'e sidewalls 01' this recessthzit the arm is held properly pjoa sitionedlaterally; 'To insure against damage in H swungaccldentally downward when the machine is idle, a lug I10 I i (Fig. 1) on thesarm is arranged toen'gage a lug case the arm I32 should be Informed on one'oi the gihs 94 'It is desirable during the upper-trimming'operation to hold the .margin of theitoe endof we Insole down on thelast out "of the w ay of the a The machine is accordingly provided with a holddown "l1lc0mprislng a rod curved similarly to the toe end of theinsole and havingupwardly ed inbfacketsITB fast on the carrier 14}. The

trimming knives;

extending portions I 16 mount;-

curvec lfportion of the rod thu's engages the insole. between The upwardly exvertically in upwardly extending tubular portions split and encircled by sp li t-clarnps lalliFi g. l1);

7 I Y sltlon'by a clainp screw m threaded m the knife and extending through a slot in the arm. Two set'screws I38 (Figsfi anda) threaded m s, and by further moveth e latterfand the of moveg a; I Inentof the trimmingknivesmenam 'j portions 116 at thel jrod arej adjustable the cycle of operations the wipers [8 are operated and the carrier 24 is moved upwardly and is swung back to its initial position in proper time relation to return movements of other parts of the machine.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by, LettersPatent of the United States is: 1 Ina shoe machine, the combination with a support for a last having shoe materials comprising an insole and a multi-ply upper thereon, l or an upper-trimming d'evicearranged to sever from the toe end of the upper materials the margin of one or more inner layers of the materials while leaving a margin of thegouter layer to overlap the insole, and a device for applying cement to the shoe for securing the margin of [the outer layer to the insole, the upper-trimming device and the, cement-applying device' being movable as a unit to bring the different devices alternately into positions to operate on the shoe. ,2. In a shoe machine, the combination with a support for a last having shoe materials comprisingan insole and a multi-ply upper thereon,

the shoe, as illustrated in Fig; 1-2, and to a l 1 cement to the shoe. Thereafter; in the course of of an upper-trimming device arranged tosever from the toe end of the upper materials the margin of one or more inner layers of the materials while leaving a margin of the outer layer to;overlap the insole, a device for applying cement to the shoe for securingthe margin of the outer layer to the insole, and a carrier common to said upper-trimming device and cement-applying device and movable to positionthe cement-applying device opposite the bottom of the toeend of the shoe after the upper-trimming devicehas been so positioned, said carrier being also movable heightwise of the shoe to carry each device toward the shoe.

3. In a shoe machine, the combination with a support for a last having shoe materials comprising an insole and a multi-ply upper thereon, of an upper-trimming device arranged to sever from thetoe end of the upper materials the margin ofone or more inner layers of the materials while leaving a margin of the outer layer to overlap the insole, a device for applying cement to the shoe for securing the margin of the outer layer to the insole, a carrier'common to said upper-trimming device and cement-apply- 

